Johor Bahru-Singapore RTS Link: Construction of Woodlands North station completed新山-新加坡RTS连接线：兀兰北站建设完成
The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link has reached another milestone with the completion of the Woodlands North station.Announcing this in a Facebook post on Friday (Sept 4), the Land Transport Authority teased the public with glimpses of how their future RTS journey may look like.Starting from the pick-up and drop-off point, LTA said the colours and design were...
The Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System (RTS) Link has reached another milestone with the completion of the Woodlands North station.
Announcing this in a Facebook post on Friday (Sept 4), the Land Transport Authority teased the public with glimpses of how their future RTS journey may look like.
Starting from the pick-up and drop-off point, LTA said the colours and design were inspired by trees, incorporating Woodlands' identity of nature.
On engineering challenges, LTA said the station's foundation presented challenges as construction had to be carried out on a "high volume of hard rock" at the site.
As Woodlands North station is connected to the MRT's Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL), high-capacity drilling machines were used to minimise vibrations that could be felt by TEL commuters.
The contractors also carried out over 600 instances of rock blasting — in small controller quantities, whenever trains left the station.
At basement 1, commuters can transfer seamlessly to the RTS Link from TEL Woodlands North station, and vice versa, by transiting through a wide and spacious concourse.
The ticketing concourse at the same floor features floor artwork with various icons symbolising nature, science, friendship and heritage, LTA said.
These are also some of the areas of cooperation between Singapore and Malaysia on a bilateral basis.
At the Singapore immigration hall at basement 1, security checks will be carried out before commuters head to platforms for departure.
Malaysia's customs, immigration and quarantine (CIQ) facilities are located at basement 2.
Commuters will have to clear immigration only once before they board the train.
They will not have to undergo further immigration clearance upon arrival in Malaysia, said Second Minister for Home Affairs Edwin Tong during the Second Reading of the Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-Location) Bill on May 5.
@asiaone Second Minister of Home Affairs Edwin Tong on Tuesday (May 5) described how travellers' journey at Woodlands North RTS Link station would be like - when explaining the need for the Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-location) Bill - which will see Malaysian officers deployed in Singapore. #sgnews #Singapore #Malaysia #Border #Trains #Travel ♬ original sound - AsiaOne
Meanwhile, the station's platforms incorporate sustainable features such as high-volume low speed fans to provide hybrid cooling for commuters.
Once passenger service begins, the 4km shuttle from Woodlands North station to Bukit Chagar station in Johor Bahru will operate at a maximum speed of 80kmh and can accommodate up to 10,000 passengers per hour in each direction.
During the five-minute journey, commuters will come across an aesthetic feature along the viaduct.
It is located at the international border between Singapore and Malaysia and depicts a clasping of hands symbolising the close partnership between the two countries.
This location was also where the RTS test train's first dynamic run on the mainline occurred on Boxing Day last year.
In a separate social media post, Coordinating Minister for Social Polices and Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung, who is also MP for Sembawang GRC, said the RTS Link is a "very meaningful bilateral project" between Singapore and Malaysia.
He was earlier given a tour of the new station, which is located in Sembawang GRC.
@ongyekung A sneak peek of the RTS at Woodlands North Station! ♬ original sound - Ye Kung Ong
A sneak peek of the RTS at Woodlands North Station!
♬ original sound - Ye Kung Ong
On Aug 18, Malaysia Transport Minister Anthony Loke said the RTS Link had entered the critical testing and commissioning phase , which precedes its being declared operational.
Fare discussion and the actual date of operations commencement are still being discussed, according to Loke.
新柔地铁系统（RTS）连接线又迎来了一个里程碑，兀兰北站已竣工。
新加坡陆路交通管理局于周五（9月4日）在Facebook上发布消息，向公众展示了未来RTS之旅的可能景象，以此吊足了大家的胃口。
陆路交通管理局表示，从接送点开始，颜色和设计都以树木为灵感，融入了兀兰的自然特色。
关于工程挑战，陆路交通管理局表示，车站的地基面临挑战，因为施工必须在现场“大量坚硬岩石”上进行。
由于兀兰北站与地铁汤申-东海岸线 (TEL) 相连，因此使用了大功率钻机来最大限度地减少 TEL 通勤者可能感受到的震动。
承包商还进行了 600 多次岩石爆破作业——每次都是在列车离开车站时进行小规模、可控的爆破。
在地下 1 层，通勤者可以通过宽敞的大厅无缝换乘 TEL Woodlands North 站和 RTS Link，反之亦然。
陆路交通管理局表示，同一楼层的售票大厅地面装饰有各种象征自然、科学、友谊和文化遗产的图标。
这些也是新加坡和马来西亚双边合作的一些领域。
在新加坡地下1层的入境大厅，乘客在前往站台出发前将接受安全检查。
马来西亚海关、移民和检疫（CIQ）设施位于地下二层。
通勤者只需在登车前办理一次入境手续即可。
马来西亚内政部第二部长唐振辉在5月5日举行的《跨境铁路（边境管制共址）法案》二读会上表示，他们抵达马来西亚后无需再办理入境手续。
@asiaone 新加坡内政部第二部长唐振辉周二（5月5日）在解释《跨境铁路（边境管制共同办公）法案》的必要性时，描述了旅客在兀兰北RTS站的旅程。该法案将允许马来西亚官员在新加坡部署。#sgnews #Singapore #Malaysia #Border #Trains #Travel ♬ original sound - AsiaOne
与此同时，车站的站台采用了可持续发展的设计，例如大风量低速风扇，为通勤者提供混合冷却。
一旦客运服务开始，从兀兰北站到新山武吉查卡站的 4 公里穿梭巴士最高时速为 80 公里/小时，每小时每个方向最多可容纳 10,000 名乘客。
在五分钟的车程中，通勤者将会看到高架桥沿线的一处美观景观。
它位于新加坡和马来西亚的国际边界，描绘了双手紧握的图案，象征着两国之间的紧密伙伴关系。
去年节礼日，RTS 测试列车首次在干线上进行动态运行也正是在这里进行的。
在另一篇社交媒体帖子中，社会政策统筹部长兼卫生部长、同时也是三巴旺集选区议员的王乙康表示，RTS Link是新加坡和马来西亚之间“非常有意义的双边项目”。
此前他参观了位于三巴旺集选区的新车站。
@ongyekung 抢先一睹兀兰北站RTS的风采！♬ 原创音乐 - Ye Kung Ong
抢先一睹兀兰北站RTS的风采！
♬ 原声 - Ye Kung Ong
8月18日，马来西亚交通部长陆兆福表示，RTS Link已进入关键的测试和调试阶段，之后将宣布投入运营。
据陆兆福透露，票价问题和实际运营开始日期仍在讨论中。